Stories in this collection include one in which the narrator describes his childhood crush Linda, who dies of brain cancer, and one in which Elroy Berdahl shelters the protagonist in the Tip Top Lodge. One minor character in this work is Dave Jensen, who sings "Lemon Tree" while cleaning the remains of Curt Lemon out of a tree. In another story in this collection, Azar hel
Stories in this collection include one in which the narrator describes his childhood crush Linda, who dies of brain cancer, and one in which Elroy Berdahl shelters the protagonist in the Tip Top Lodge. One minor character in this work is Dave Jensen, who sings "Lemon Tree" while cleaning the remains of Curt Lemon out of a tree. In another story in this collection, Azar helps the narrator get revenge on Bobby Jorgenson, the replacement for the medic Rat Kiley, who had earlier shot himself in the foot. The protagonist of the title story blames his infatuation with Martha for Ted Lavender's death; that character is Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. For 10 points, "The Man I Killed" and "How to Tell a True War Story" are included in what short story collection about a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War by Tim O'Brien?
Stories in this collection include one in which the narrator describes his childhood crush Linda, who dies of brain cancer, and one in which Elroy Berdahl shelters the protagonist in the Tip Top Lodge.
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